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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1908)
K.( r .V, ! 1 Mil! a. 'A 1 ' , ! i v A 1 '' - volume vn. OLAME TRUSTS II ROOSEVELT jCDGE PARKER SAYS ROOSE VELT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE.. In a Lengthy Attack on the Present Administration, Judge Alton Purkcr Blames the Existence of Trusts to the Republican Party--Says Im lraclleal Of (tees Were Maintained j .j. uvi j a Crusade Was a Coincidence, . Rochester, N. .Y Sept. 16. Judge Alton B. Parker, former democratic candidate for president, in address ing the democratic state convention to Jay, declared that since Roosevelt has keen' president, the country has, been burdened with the addition of 99,000 . federal office, holder at : r,r,unj cost, of $'75,006,000, He said the re publicans are building up and making trusts possible. - That the benefits from , the high protective tariff are furnishing the campaign funds. He discussed the appropriations by !congres9, which, he said, were enor mous, and way 'out of proportion to 'the situation,. and that Taft admitted a' majority of the trusts had arisen during the last 10 years, during the re publican administration and under re publican ocntrol. He continued: "It may have been, a f coincidence, hut the presidents .crusade . against Dredatorv wealth burst utmn (h nni. . - . - . pie at a time when their attention was focussed upon, the corrupt relations between the republican party and the moneyed interests. It is not too much to say that the highest duty of the hour. Is to make a continuance of these relations Impossible." V ; October Munseys, . Cavaliers Scrap Books, at Ferguson' n - m 1 . Lames THIS Week we intend to reduce all Price that should 'interest every 0 t reap a harvest of Bargains. Below we : many. Mso we have :: Ladies new Suits and Cloaks. We are :i most complete line of millinery in the 1' M.00 Heatheibloom Un- dersklrts, thin week, each. $3. SO ends ps!r H .?2.l' 25c ladles fust black Hose. this week, a pair . ,10( 12'4c $J.no ladles' muslin draw- specials yard ?. special, a pair . ,9S Limit: $1.25 odds and ends of la dips' ribbed Underwear, this week, a garment 69o LA. aihiui lor Days. Belllngham. Sept. 16.-Fam- lahed, almost dead from e- Posure and drifting helplessly , four" daya and three nights In n water-logged launch in the tur- bulent tides of the gulf of Geor- Kta, James Staples was picked up today by Captain J. Cookson, of the tug boat Nellie. ' Wild- eyed and craving water, he was a pitiful sight He has not tasted food " since . Saturday morning. ' 1 " ' ' : MINNESOTA SCALPS CANNON SUP; PORTER AND TRUSt DEFENDER Luluth, Minn.. Sept. 16. Today's returns from the primary election of yesterday show Congressman J. Adam Rede of the Eighth district, was snow ed under In an avalanche of votea for Clarence B. Miller, his opponent for the republican nomination. ' Bede was defeated because he en dorsed Speaker j. G. Cannon's policy. His alleged neglect of the district and alleged defense of the paper trust and other monopolies were 1 also . issues. President Sam Oompers, of the Amer ican Federation.' of Labor, spoke against Bede with telling effect. "They gut me," Bald Bede today. ''Now I will go back to the farm and my country paper. May God have mercy on Cannon's soul." ' Bede has served In two congresses, Bofore his appcai-arme . Jn ,i hat partment of the government service I and he officiated as United States marshal c" 'Jin Minnesota. ojke n m ,- W - eek at the iust received another and $1.00 odds and of ladles Shoes, a 2.1 $2.00 to $2.50 ladles' sonk night robes; each $1.75 and $2.00 Bedspread full 10-4 slr.e, special, each $3. SO to $4.00 ladles' Shirt waists, special, each $2.C $1.75 and mercerized Skirts, this $2.00 ' Chambrty rimnunts black this wet'k, per TAc week, 10 yds to customer an V CBAXDE, CXION CXCNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1903. I TWO COENTY COURT HITS fPON PLAN COUNTY TAXPAYERS ABOUT THREE THOUSAND. By Diverting Course of the River Slightly and Blasting Through Small Ob struction ot Rock, the Lcmp In tho County Roud '.That Crosses the River Relow Perry, Can Be Abandoutxl Would Ji0 Big Saving, as No Sahseqikent Repairs Would lie Needed Sttist Do Something at Once, Say Official Present Bridges' Are Not Safe. V A proposition Is npw under consid eration by County Judge henry and others, that will, if carried out. mean a pecuniary saving to the county or approximately three thousand dollars, and Incidentally , eliminate further PRPAPHFR ARUnD I lUIUtlLHIIUIIUIl II FASH1DSJ18LE SEATTLE GOERS SUPPED BY PREACHER ' Seattle, Sept. 16. Communicants In the fashionable St. Mark's Episcopal church, are today wondering If Rev. J. P. D. Lloyd Insinuated he Is tired of women In hi; cjiiregaUon who wear "Merry Widow" hats. Ho sa'C at last night's men's meeting: '"If there is anything I hate to see when I get up to deliver a sermon on iifuinday mornings, Is the great sea of Merry Widow hats and here and there a bald head. When I go to the thea ter I see a'sea of bald heads and no Merry Whlow hats." oa w 1 m m w vm. Ladies Vear to the Lady iooin in and 3 quote a few of the large shipment oi l: now showing the city. Naln $1.75 ladles' Union Under wear, this week, the suit ..: t. la special, 0 $1.00 and $1.25 odds and ends of Corset Covers, spe cial this week, each.. 01k- $MH ladles $1.50 to $1. Shoes, special a pair '5 misses' sateen this week each $1.10 .i.tn 1 $3.50 to $4.00 Indies' Mus lin Skirts, slightly soiled; ' while they last, each 92.M9 HEW-STYLE HATS OLD BRIDGES Ill TO SAVE THE large outlays to maintain a county road up the Grande Ronde river. Following out the new scheme inaug urated recently to save lucrative sums (Continued on page 8.) UDirUTC PTUirt; niilUIIIJ 0IHI1U AS CHALlPlOilS I ii w , liin kiiiunii iinnumuiiu IU EETKER HOLD WORLD'S MARKS Lemans, France, Sept. 16. Wilbur Wright, the American today sailed for a minutes and 19 seconds In his aeroplane at the rate of 46 miles an hour, thus dividing honors with his brother Orvllle, who made a remark able flight In America recently. ' Orvllle Wright holds tho record for duration of flight, and is second for speed. Wilbur holds' tho record for speed and Is second, for . duration. The Wrights are now the undisputed champions of aerial navigation in ma chines of the heavier than air type. ' Balloon Wrwkod. Berlin. Sept. 10. The great dirigi ble ballon Parseval was wrecked to day, en ruutu to Pot.dam, where .Jt was to be Inspected by the emperor and empress. A rod broke and ripped a. hole In the gas bag. The balloon quickly collapsed, landing on a roof In the villa In Grunewald forest. S ALL RECORDS BEING BROKEN AT SALEM-fAIR CRODfiOS TODAY Sulcm, Si'P. 16. A record-break lng attendance wus at the State fair here today which has been di-sliinuted ss "Salem Day." It is predicted 21!. 000 will pass through tho gates before the end of the day according to early figures. Last year "Portland Day" brought 16.000. Tomorrow Is "Portland Day, this year, and 30,000 are expected The attendance Is breaking all for mer records. ' .. " ProfltM Are Lc. Chicago, Kept. 16. That the big Chicago mull order houses were hard hit by the recent hnrd times is shown by the nnnunl report , of Sears, Roi buck & Co., the largest concern of it kind In the world. The net profits fo the hist year fell short over a million dollars from the preceding year, and there was a falling off of almost 2 per cent In net sales. A "home Indus try" crusade has been carried on by local hewspapers throughout the ten tral west during the last year or two, and It Is possible that this movement as well as the hard times may hav had Its Influence upon the mall trade The report shows that the com pany's net sales amounted to $40,143 1 n THRO G Hawaii EUx-tlou Bitter. , Honolulu, Sept. 16. The com- lug election for delegates to con- gress is developing a, racial quar- rel between the home rule Par- ty, aided by the labor party, and the so-called " American party. It Is predicted all provinces , in the Hawnr.nn Islands win be in ft turmoil before November S. W. S. Achl and Charles Nit- ley.are speaking to natives, urs- lng them to vote strictly or ra- clal lines. . , ; ' TAFT WILL HOT COOE IB COAST . . . . . HIS SPEECHTMAK!NG ITINERARY AS nuurtto tnuj Rr nnHdAo " Cincinnati, Sept. 16. Judge Taft will not go to the Pacific coast, as the itinerary approved by him calls for a frlp as far west as the Dakotas and Kansas only. It Is possible he will go to Denver, " His western tour will begin at Mil waukee October 2, and from there he will go to Minneapolis, Sioux Falls, Yankton and Pierre, S. D., Fargo, N. D., Dubuque, Nebraska and Kansas. Eastern speeches nil! bo made In New York, Buffalo, Erie and Baltimore. He will begin his tour September 25, with aSl preliminary dash to the south, speaking In Kentucky and Ten nessee. Western leaders want Taft to go to Denver. : Young Wlfo Sulemcs. Oakland, Sept., H.Mrs. F. B, Jnges' of Oakland, aged 19, and the pretty wife of a telegraph operator. committed, suicide with carbolic acid this morning, a moment before she agreed with her husband that she had better go home to her mother in Ne braska. Her health has been bad since her baby was born three months ago.' ' '' 1 ', I ". . ... , Catholic Game. Rome, Sept. 16. It- has been def initely decided that the first events In the Papal Jubilee International ath letic competition will be decided a week from today. The ' carnival of sports will continue until September 18.; Many fumou European athletes are already In training here, and en tries are expected from the . United States and Canada, -Only . Catholic athletes will participate and the games will be under the direct putronage of Popo Plus. Ilrynn In Newhiirgl. Newburgh, N. T., Sept. 16. Bryan arrived here today. He received a big delegation of citizens at, tho de pot and was escorted to the head- (piarters, where he spoke. i The Exact Doctor X X PURE DRUGS . - X lit Pre scripfion department Is or ganized along modern lines and our reputation is sufficient guarantee as to care and quality .'. .. m HILL'5 DRUQ JT:0REj LA GRANDE, OREGON t NUMBER 91. H. C0IL1Y DGOTLECCS i ! HO WILL HEAR SENTENCE PRONOUNCED TOMORROW. Another Convktlou Wrought by E.-vi t Authorities In Eight Against K Hit; Liquor Horc Rodney A riveted Law NlRht an I Pleads Not CulHy Ti tlaj Ha Ao Attorney A Cowlti. slon of Healing ton t l iu.l l)e. fendunt Guilty. Aleck Rodney, who wa, arrestee last night, is the latest victim to b found guilty of selling liquor contrary, to, the local option law adopted iby a tremendous, .majority J. : the- Ijm. un eiecTton."' ROdheJi' entered a 'pha" of not guilty 'when arraigned b-for Justice Stewart, but declined t. look after his interest, and depended upoa his own testimony to clear htm. Uik McDowell swore that he purchased a bottle of liquor from Rodney. Rod ney swore ho did not, but the other circumstances were so strong that Justice Stewart found him guilty and suspended sentence until 10 o'clock to morrow morning. -, The circumstantial evidence was In accordance with the facts as stated yesterday evening relatlvo to the ar rest and conviction of McDowell. The , two 16-year-old boys who were In tho line-up In front of the land office. In reply to a remark by McDowell that he was "mighty dry" and wished ha had some whisky, the boys advanced the statement that this man Rodney had told them that ho was getting all the whisky he wanted, A few mo ments later the boys saw McDowell and Rodney talking together and tllt a little later McDowelr came around ' to the boys and Invited them'to have a drink out of a bottle. . At the trlnl this forenoon McDowell swore he got tho bottle of whisky from Rodney. Any fair-minded Jury In the land would convict under such evidence und Justice Stewart was- nut long In pronouncing tho defendant guilty. . - Inslht on Riilrlnjr Stewart. Washington, Sept. 1. It was an nounced today that the war depart ment will soon order Colonel Stewart, now In exile at Furt Ornnt, to appear before the retiring board, and be given a ptrlct medical examination. If he Is unfit, retirement will be made com--pulsory. JJventiK-k Breeders. Louisville, Ky., Sept. lit. Kentucky breeders of sheep and swine assem bled today at the State fair and will hold separate conventions, devoted to consideration ot methods of Improv ing the livestock Industry In the Blue ' Oras state. ,n Kind That the Ordered X X X X x MM I mmmmmmmm ,r1 &((, or $9.87M73 less than those for the prevlom year. ..
